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Bennie Wallace: Bennie Wallace in Berlin
by C. Michael Bailey
Bennie Wallace, we are glad you are back from Hollywood... I whole-heartedly agree with magazine-mate Glenn Astarita in his summation of Bennie Wallace’s new Enja recording Bennie Wallace in Berlin, when he states that “Bennie Wallace is irrefutably one of the finest tenor saxophonists alive." I am a relative late comer to Mr. Wallace’s music. I ...
Bennie Wallace: Bennie Wallace In Berlin
by Glenn Astarita
Bennie Wallace is irrefutably one of the finest tenor saxophonists alive. Although his distinguishable talents sometimes lack the widespread recognition he justifiably deserves. With this live release, the tenorist performs with a superior rhythm section. They pep up Gershwin, and Arlen standards, while the leader contributes three pieces to this vibrantly enacted set. Wallace’s fluent, angular ...
The Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra: BigBandJazz.Net
by Jim Santella
Big band jazz has always been easy for the listener to bond with. It’s a familiar format. Some part of our backgrounds usually tugs at the thought of a solid team working together like that. These are artists who’ve trained together and who have continued, over the years, to maintain a forum where inexperienced jazz performers ...
The Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra: bigbandjazz.net
by Jack Bowers
Trumpeter Mike Vax has come up with an interesting idea, using his latest album to promote the web site bigbandjazz.net, which in turn promotes the Oakland, CA–based non–profit group Friends of Big Band Jazz (FBBJ), whose worthy goal is to help keep big–band Jazz alive for future generations. FBBJ supports and promotes performances by the MVJO, ...
David Klein Quintet: My Marilyn
by Dave Nathan
Although she has been gone for almost 40 years, the charisma of the star crossed Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate new generations. Swiss saxophonist David Klein is no exception as he has prepared his tribute to Monroe on the occasion of her 75th birthday with an album of songs from her movies. He is helped by ...
Ekapa Ludumo
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Kramat; Mindif; Black and Brown Cherries; Pule; African Market; Whoza Mtwana; Duke 88 (Total Time: 53:44).
